hi! unload and load work like that
SQL> exp myuser/********@mydb file=C:\temp\mydump.dmp tables=(mytable) SQL> imp myuser/********@mydb file=C:\temp\mydump.dmp tables=(mytable) but i don't think you will have a good time editing the file. if you want a | delimited file, you should use spool and gerenate the file you need. daniel Aidan Whitehall wrote: > > In Sybase's ASA there was an "unload" command which wrote to a text file > the SQL to recreate a table, along with all it's data which running the > SQL then imported. This allowed you to very easily dump a table, edit > it's structure and suck the data back in. > > The closest thing I've found in Oracle is right-clicking on a table | > Data Management | Export. However, we're not running the Oracle > Management Server (just because we don't know how to set that up yet), > so this functionality isn't available. > > Barring installing OMS, is there a quick and dirty way to do this? > > And, if the answer is "no", is OMS easy to set up? Thanks! > > -- > Aidan Whitehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Macromedia ColdFusion Developer > Fairbanks Environmental Ltd +44 (0)1695 51775 > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Aidan Whitehall > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Daniel Wisser INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).